वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-48, verse-17

राघवौ तु ततस्तस्याः पादौ जगृहतुस्तदा ।
स्मरन्ती गौतमवचः प्रतिजग्राह सा च तौ ॥१७॥

17. rāghavau tu tatastasyāḥ pādau jagṛhatustadā ,
smarantī gautamavacaḥ pratijagrāha sā ca tau.

17. rāghavau tu tataḥ tasyāḥ pādau jagṛhatuḥ tadā
smarantī gautamavacaḥ pratijagrāha sā ca tau

17. tataḥ tu rāghavau tasyāḥ pādau tadā jagṛhatuḥ
sā ca gautamavacaḥ smarantī tau pratijagrāha

17. At that time, the two Raghava brothers (Rama and Lakshmana) touched her feet. Remembering Gautama's instruction, she accepted them.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two descendants of Raghu, the two Raghava brothers)

• तु (tu) - indeed, moreover, but, however

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Ahalya (of her, from her)

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet

• जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they two took, they two grasped

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्मरन्ती (smarantī) - Ahalya, remembering (remembering)

• गौतमवचः (gautamavacaḥ) - Gautama's word, Gautama's instruction

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - she accepted, she received

• सा (sā) - Ahalya (she)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तौ (tau) - the two feet (them two)

Words meanings and morphology

राघवौ (rāghavau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two descendants of Raghu, the two Raghava brothers)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, son of Raghu, a name for Rama or Lakshmana

derived from Raghu + a (patronymic affix)

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

तु (tu) - indeed, moreover, but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle used for emphasis or contrast.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun tad

Note: Temporal adverb.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Ahalya (of her, from her)

(pronoun)

feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Ahalya.

पादौ (pādau) - two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray

Note: Object of jagṛhatuḥ.

जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they two took, they two grasped

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect tense

3rd dual Parasmaipada

Root: grah (class 9)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

formed from pronoun tad + -dā suffix

Note: Temporal adverb.

स्मरन्ती (smarantī) - Ahalya, remembering (remembering)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smarat

smarat - remembering, recalling

Present active participle

Derived from root smṛ, smṛ + śatṛ + ṅīp

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sā' (she).

गौतमवचः (gautamavacaḥ) - Gautama's word, Gautama's instruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gautamavacas

gautamavacas - Gautama's word, Gautama's instruction

Compound type : tatpurusha (gautama+vacas)

• gautama – descendant of Gotama, a sage's name
  proper noun (masculine)
  derived from Gotama + a (patronymic affix)
• vacas – word, speech, saying, instruction
  noun (neuter)
  from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of pratijagrāha.

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - she accepted, she received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect tense

3rd singular Parasmaipada

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: With prefix 'prati-' meaning 'towards, in return, against'.

सा (sā) - Ahalya (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to Ahalya.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तौ (tau) - the two feet (them two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pādau' (feet).